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High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Assault Case Due to Settlement Between Parties — Compromise Reached in Non-Compoundable Offences Under Sections 326 and 324 IPC, Court Exercises Inherent Power Under Section 482 CrPC to Prevent Abuse of Process....

The petitioners, six individuals, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of proceedings in C.C.No.364/2023 pending before the 1st A...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Husband and Father-in-law in Dowry Death Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Specific Allegations. Conviction under Sections 498-A and 304-B IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Demand of Dowry and Cruelty Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The case involves an appeal against the conviction of Pravin Babanrao Yawle (husband) and Babanrao Govindrao Yawle (father-in-law) for offences under Sections 498-A and 304-B read with Section 34 of t...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Allows Writ Petition in Pension Calculation Case — Fraction of Year Treated as Completed Half-Year for Qualifying Service. Rule 49(2)(b) of Goa Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1987 interpreted to round off fraction of three months and above as half-year....

The petitioner, Mr. Sudesh Kumar Waingade, a retired government servant, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court at Goa challenging the calculation of his pension by the State of Goa and th...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Cyber Stalking Case: E-mails Lacking Sexual Content Do Not Attract Section 67 of IT Act or Sections 354, 509, 506 IPC. Court holds that vulgar language without lascivious intent or threat of injury does not constitute obscenity or criminal intimidation....

The Petitioner, Joseph Paul de Sousa, sought quashing of FIR No. 30 of 2009 registered with the Cyber Cell, Mumbai, for offenses under Sections 354, 509, and 506(2) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Sexual Harassment Case Due to Concealment of ICC Findings and Consensual Relationship. FIR under Sections 354, 354A, 323, 509 IPC quashed as allegations were found to be unsubstantiated by Internal Complaints Committee under POSH Act....

The petitioner, Rohit Satindra Sharma, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking quashing of criminal proceedings in C.C.No.1363/PW/2019 pending before the ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes CGRF Order in Electricity Bill Dispute — Remands for Fresh Consideration on Correct Application of Multiplying Factor. Court holds that CGRF erred in treating the mistake as non-bonafide and in estimating consumption without proper evidence, directing reconsideration in light of Supreme Court precedent....

The petitioner, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL), challenged an order dated 15.11.2022 passed by the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum (CGRF) in Case No. 071 of 202...

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High Court Quashes GST Appellate Order Against Indian Oil Corporation for Violation of Natural Justice — Pre-deposit Requirement Set Aside. Failure to Provide Personal Hearing and Reasoned Order Renders Appellate Order Unsustainable Under Section 107(11) of CGST Act, 2017....

The petitioner, M/s Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., a public sector undertaking engaged in storage and supply of petroleum products, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution o...

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Bombay High Court Allows Registration of Deed Beyond Limitation Period by Excluding Time Taken for Stamp Duty Adjudication — Time Spent Before Stamp Authorities Must Be Excluded Under Sections 23 and 25 of Registration Act, 1908...

The petitioner, V. H. Property Solution LLP, executed a Deed of Conveyance on 06.10.2015 and presented it to the Stamp Duty Authorities on 10.12.2015, which was within the four-month period prescribed...